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Friday, January 21, 2011

New Reactor Paves The Way For Efficiently Producing Fuel From Sunlight

New Reactor Paves The Way For Efficiently Producing Fuel From Sunlight
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2011 - Using a common metal most famously found in self-cleaning ovens, Sossina Haile hopes to change our energy future. The metal is cerium oxide-or ceria-and it is the centerpiece of a promising new technology developed by Haile and her colleagues that concentrates solar energy and uses it to efficiently convert carbon dioxide and water into fuels.
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